Parenting Tips - Christian Life Advice For Parents

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 12/22/2007 Get to know the parents of your child's friends. Hint: One way to begin to get to know another family is by going to their home to pick up their child when he is invited to your house or by offering to take him home. It is in those times that you can gain some idea of their values, beliefs, and convictions. Source(s): Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 12/21/2007 Did you know that you can teach compelling life lessons through your child's activities? For instance, you can teach the importance of commitment and loyalty. When your child signs up for an activity, do not allow him to drop out unless he is encountering a serious difficulty, such as an abusive coach or a health-threatening situation. Use the opportunity to show him how he needs to follow through on the commitment made to others. Source(s): Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 12/20/2007 You can play some great Decide in Advance games related to media to test your child's convictions. Try asking your child some of these questions: 1. You are watching television at a neighbor's house when a bad video or cable show comes on. Your friend says his parents don't mind. What would you do? 2. You are watching one of your favorite TV shows at home when the story becomes dirty. What would you do? 3. You are at a friend's room listening to music. The radio is tuned to a popular music station and a song about sex comes on. What would you do? Source(s): Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 12/19/2007 Teach your children to fear (revere) God (Proverbs 1:7). Source(s): Growing a Spiritually Strong Family Copyright 2002, by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 12/18/2007 Think of an outreach project that you can do with your child, for instance you can collect canned goods together to donate to a local church or charitable organization to feed the hungry, or you can collect blankets, or mittens, or hats and scarves. Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 12/17/2007 Using Psalm 123:1, write a thank you note to your child for being such a special gift to your life. Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 12/16/2007 Regular hugs, kisses and hand-holding all say to your child (or teen), "you are loved." Source(s): Growing a Spiritually Strong Family Copyright 2002, by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc.